Hylophorbus

Hylophorbus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Microhylidae
Subfamily:Asterophryinae
Genus:Hylophorbus
Macleay, 1878
Type species
Hylophorbus rufescens
Macleay, 1878
Species

12 species (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Metopostira Méhely, 1901

Hylophorbus is a genus of microhylid frogs endemic to New Guinea. Common name Mawatta frogs has been coined for them.[1]

Molecular data suggest that Hylophorbus is monophyletic and that its sister taxon is Callulops.[1]

Species

There are 12 recognized species:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  • eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Hylophorbus at http://www.eol.org.
  • "Hylophorbus Macleay, 1878". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.


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